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we might get an indication of whether or not he can pass that when the senate votes tomorrow on his defense secretary nominee, chuck headachele, the first nomination fight of the president's second term. while he's one of them, he sided with the democrats on the iraq war, leading to a major falling out with his one time friend, senator john mccain. >> for then senator hagel to see he'll let history be the judge he was there and involved. he knows he's wrong on the basis of what happens. >> you saw the hearing know his record, are you going to support him for defense secretary? >> i will see the rest of the answers to his questions, but certainly i have very grave concerns. >> it's not just john mccain, senator lindsey graham probably won't vote for him. she tried to link him to the attacks on oh the u.s. personnel in benghazi, now threatening to hold up the confirmation unless the administration answers more questions on that attack. >> no confirmation without information. this is complete system failure and i'm going to get to the bottom of it. >> now that might have been the craziest turn
we might get an indication of whether or not he can pass that when the senate votes tomorrow on his defense secretary nominee, chuck headachele, the first nomination fight of the president's second term. while he's one of them, he sided with the democrats on the iraq war, leading to a major falling out with his one time friend, senator john mccain. >> for then senator hagel to see he'll let history be the judge he was there and involved. he knows he's wrong on the basis of what happens....
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and chuck hagel as secretary of defense how does graham justify all that? this week's republican exercise on false equivalence. >> i'm going to ask my colleagues just like they did with john bolton joe biden said no confirmation without information. no confirmation back in information. >> john: that's right. back in 2005 then-senator joe biden tried to hold up john bolton's nomination to get information related to john bolton. graham is holding up hagel and brennan to asking is neither hagel nor brennan did. here to help sort this out is tonight's panel. eric boehlert senior fellow with media matters for america. and l. joy williams morning host for "this week in blackness." and dean obeidallah politico median and creator of the dean's report.com. i'm thrilled that you're here to join me. eric why is lindsey graham doing all this? is he just auditioning to a party to a base that di pieces him? >> it's clear that it's some sort of audition. he's doing it because he doesn't want to be primaried in south carolina republican. you know, it's not just graham. sus
and chuck hagel as secretary of defense how does graham justify all that? this week's republican exercise on false equivalence. >> i'm going to ask my colleagues just like they did with john bolton joe biden said no confirmation without information. no confirmation back in information. >> john: that's right. back in 2005 then-senator joe biden tried to hold up john bolton's nomination to get information related to john bolton. graham is holding up hagel and brennan to asking is...
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it could be the defense secretary. it could be the national security advisors or it could be just some low-level [delete]cleric clerk out in the -- mid level, let's saycleric clerk out in the -- mid level, let's say say? >> it's completely unaccountable. >> bill: on the issue -- that whole question of drones i think a very serious one and i am sure today's briefing is going to be no, ma'am -- dominated by that as well. the president, a couple of days ago, out in minneapolis on the issue of guns this with law enforcement officials, looks like the president has this issue, he is running with it and he doesn't care whether politically it's an uphill battle or not. do you get that sense? >> yes, i do but i think he also -- he's also starting to realize he's going to have a problem with an assault weapons ban, which is very disappointing. it's got a problem with, you know, the senate majority leader on the assault weapons ban. this should be a no-brainer it seems to me. you know, the thing about -- i have an article coming
it could be the defense secretary. it could be the national security advisors or it could be just some low-level [delete]cleric clerk out in the -- mid level, let's saycleric clerk out in the -- mid level, let's say say? >> it's completely unaccountable. >> bill: on the issue -- that whole question of drones i think a very serious one and i am sure today's briefing is going to be no, ma'am -- dominated by that as well. the president, a couple of days ago, out in minneapolis on the...
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the things they didn't ask him about moving forward including the defense cuts and defense budget and sequestration which i want to ask you about when we come back from this break. congressman joe courtney from connecticut here on the "full court press." tuesday morning. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 13 minutes before the top of th
the things they didn't ask him about moving forward including the defense cuts and defense budget and sequestration which i want to ask you about when we come back from this break. congressman joe courtney from connecticut here on the "full court press." tuesday morning. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest....
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this is going to gut our defenses. if you are responsible president, you don't have to save $45 billion this year. that's 4% of the deficit. we're going to endanger our national defenses and shortchange our servicemen and women overseas for the sake of cutting 4% from this year's deficit? it is totally irresponsible. >> stephanie: wow. deficits don't matter again. >> that's a good point. deficits are this -- you know, this sort of murderous ominous thing that is hanging over the generations and obama doesn't care about the future generations. there are actual cuts. but look, crystal he uses this card all the time. he wrote a column last week saying if democrats don't vote against chuck hagel they're endangering our troops. we want to have some -- cutting that republicans claim we have to do, they're endangering our troops. >> stephanie: all right. hang on, eric remains in the side sidecar. we continue more right-wing world. it is "the stephanie miller show." >> announcer: there's a tea party in her pants and you're inv
this is going to gut our defenses. if you are responsible president, you don't have to save $45 billion this year. that's 4% of the deficit. we're going to endanger our national defenses and shortchange our servicemen and women overseas for the sake of cutting 4% from this year's deficit? it is totally irresponsible. >> stephanie: wow. deficits don't matter again. >> that's a good point. deficits are this -- you know, this sort of murderous ominous thing that is hanging over the...
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defense talks are a bit more concerned. however, we have seen beth mckean come out and say this is what is going to happen. it's not what i want. >> do republicans believe they can allow the sequester to happen and not get blamed for it? meaning these drastic slashes to the penitentiarygon, which we are already seeing the impact of, they are not sending ships to the mediterranean or can't refuel a battleship and telling people you are going to lose your jobs. and republicans, they want to be held responsible for this? >> it's interesting. this past week, we saw them really trying to pin the sequester on the president, as has been reported the why for the sequester originated at the whitehouse how much both republicans and democrats signed on to it. >> yeah. >> so we have seen to your point exactly, i think republicans realize that they could get blamed for this just given everything that they have been through and -- >> they came from jack lew as reported. congress voted for it and if congress allows it to happen, depressed
defense talks are a bit more concerned. however, we have seen beth mckean come out and say this is what is going to happen. it's not what i want. >> do republicans believe they can allow the sequester to happen and not get blamed for it? meaning these drastic slashes to the penitentiarygon, which we are already seeing the impact of, they are not sending ships to the mediterranean or can't refuel a battleship and telling people you are going to lose your jobs. and republicans, they want to...
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we're going to be without a secretary of defense if we don't do this. leon panetta retired. i think it will go through. thursday is my guess. >> bill: all right. we've got nuclear with a nuclear test. president obama speaking about a reduction of our nuclear arsenal. nuclear arsenal tonight. and chuck hagel up for a vote today. we didn't even get to drones yet. we have a little more time here with joe cirincione. time for your calls at 1-866-55-press. on this special mardi gras state of the union edition of the "full court press." >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv. this is the "bill press show." people with sore throats have something new to say. ahh ! mmm ! people with sore throats have something new to say. ahh ! mmm ! ahh ! finally, there's cepacol sensations. serious sore throat medicine seriously great taste. plus the medicine lasts long after the lozenge is gone. ahh ! mmm ! cepacol sensations. [ male announcer ] start with a groundbreaking car. good. then invent an entirely new way to buy one. no. no. no. yes! a website that works like a we
we're going to be without a secretary of defense if we don't do this. leon panetta retired. i think it will go through. thursday is my guess. >> bill: all right. we've got nuclear with a nuclear test. president obama speaking about a reduction of our nuclear arsenal. nuclear arsenal tonight. and chuck hagel up for a vote today. we didn't even get to drones yet. we have a little more time here with joe cirincione. time for your calls at 1-866-55-press. on this special mardi gras state of...
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ironic because he made fiscal responsibility -- >> wheel of right wing hypocrites. >> in his defense, ayn rand was a cheating whore. i wasn't sure if i could say that. who decried the socialist state of social security then lived on the government tit until the day she died. basically ron paul saw an opening. he stole basically. if it is available there it is. that's the ron paul version of libertarianism. that's what that is. if a guy left his door open, the bread is free. >> stephanie: one last posthumous. >> wheel of right wing hypocrites. >> his mixed race daughter has died. he was a segregationist who -- he didn't believe in segregating his pen from -- she was the daughter of strom thurmond and the family's maid. you remember when she announced that. at last i'm completely free. she has passed away at the age of 87.
ironic because he made fiscal responsibility -- >> wheel of right wing hypocrites. >> in his defense, ayn rand was a cheating whore. i wasn't sure if i could say that. who decried the socialist state of social security then lived on the government tit until the day she died. basically ron paul saw an opening. he stole basically. if it is available there it is. that's the ron paul version of libertarianism. that's what that is. if a guy left his door open, the bread is free. >>...